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The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.
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In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and James Wong, with Mike Costello chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at the CarExpert offices around Australia.
This week in car news, the team talks about Jeep’s tease of the new all-electric Wrangler 4×4, the reveal of the Land Rover Defender Works V8 Trophy, the reveal of the new Audi E-Tron GT, and the Lotus Elise and Exige Final Editions.
Mike Costello dials in to talk about a new startup company turning Series Land Rovers into electric vehicles, and Scott Collie talks about his Australian launch drive of the revised Audi Q5.
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James Wong is an automotive journalist and former PR consultant, recognised among Australia’s most prolific motoring writers.
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